Boot and shoe.



R. J. SAWYER.

BOOT AND SHOE.

APPLIUATION FILED 11m11.190s.

i had to the accompanying f lumbermen,

ROLAND J. SAWYER, OF BANGOR,

MAINE, ASSIGNOE To sAwYEE Boo'r & sHoE coin- IPANY, OF BANGOR, MAINE, ACORPORATION OF MAINE.

BOOT AND SHOE.

Maine, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Boots andShoes, of which the following is a description, reference being drawing,and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

My invention relates to an improvement in boots and shoes, particularlyto that class designed for the use of hunters, fishermen, or=others whodesire a strong and comfortable outing shoe, of what may be styled themoccasin type.

The invention, therefore, consists in a boot or shoev constructed ashereinafter described and referred to in the appended claim.

`The invention' is illust-rated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is .a front perspective view of a boot or shoe constructed inaccordance with m invention; Fig. 2` is a. top plan view of theblankfrom which the shoe is made, and in dotted lines the heel and aportion of the solo; Fig. 3 is a sectional side view of the bottom partof the boot or shoe; and Fig. 4 is a rear end view of Fig. 3. d

In these drawings, A represents the blank from which the bottom part 'ofthe shoe is made. cut on opposite sides," as shown at a, leaving aprojecting Hap b. The sole B is then se- Speciiieation of LettersPatent..

i portion secured by Itis in one piece, and at its rear is l cured tothe blank, and then the flap portion b, with that portion c of the soleattached to it, is bent upward at the rear and the flap lines ofstitching d to that portion of the blank from which it had previouslybeen separated. The heel' C is then secured in any well known manner.

By this manner of construction, a shoe is provided in which the bottompart is made all in-one piece, no insole being necessary, a rigidcounter portion is secured,- which will not crowd back or Hatten as isthe case with all .moccasin type shoes as heretofore constructed, andfurther a heel can be readily applied. f

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, isz- A boot or shoe having the bottom portionformed of a single blank, cut at the rear to form a projecting flap anda sole secured to the bottom portion, and having its rear portionsecured to the flap and bent up to form a counter, the edges of theprojecting flap being secured to a portion of the blank from which theyhave been cutaway.

In testimony whereof l affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

n ROLAND J. SAWYER. Witnesses:

J. HERBERT Born, MAUDE B. IE'ITENGILL.

. Patented Oct. 19,1909.' Application led May 11, 1908. Serial No.432,004.

